Dressage at Devon is this weekend, attracting dressage fanatics, newbies and ordinary folks who lost their TV remote and needed something to do. What’s your take on dressage? (more…)
'Oh Crap' Moment of the Day: Rodrigo Pessoa
Even Olympic gold medalists aren't immune to crappy moments. Today's video finds this Brazilian showjumping icon in a precarious position.
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Weekend Welcome from Kentucky Performance Products
Do you ever find yourself grumbling about the tedium of dressage? Eventer Megan Lynn looks on the bright side. (more…)
Weekly Watering Hole, Presented by Horse Quencher: High-diving horses
Horse Nation historian Lorraine Jackson provides a bit of context for this incredible 1923 film footage. (more…)
Video: Safe, smart hoof handling with SmartPak
SmartPak’s Hoof Health Consultant, Danvers Child, CJF, has been busy this week teaching us the correct way to pick up, pack and wrap our horse’s feet. (more…)
Horses & Art: ‘The Kelpies’
A pair of 100-foot-tall, 300-ton horse head sculptures, the tallest artworks in Scotland, are nearing completion.
Friday Flicks: Q&A with Amber Marshall, star of 'Heartland'
A new season of the hit series Heartland premiers in Canada on Sunday. Amanda Ronan talks to the show's lead actress Amber Marshall about horsing around on and off the set. (more…)
Friday Morning Feed from Ovation
Fall is right around the corner. Goodbye flip-flops; hello Ovation Country Collection Boots! (more…)
Video: ‘Keep horses out of sports’
From Todd Helton’s four-legged gift from the Rockies to Eric Berry’s equinophobia, SB Nation argues that there have been way too many horses in sports news this week. (more…)
Your Turn: My dream truck & trailer
If you had an unlimited budget and could have any truck and trailer you wanted, what would it be? Lila Gendal chews on this delicious question. (more…)
50 ‘A Horse Walks Into a Bar’ Jokes
We turned the Twittersphere inside out in search of the world’s best variations on a classic joke theme. #TOO #MUCH #TIME #ON #OUR #HANDS (more…)
Equinophobia: It’s for real
And even 6-foot, 211-lb. NFL players are not immune. Let’s have a look at what is it, how it begins and why it’s not the strangest animal phobia by far. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Even more GIFs that perfectly articulate how you feel
Yet another stroke of genius from Jenni “the GIFmeister” Autry. (more…)
Thursday Morning Feed from Fleeceworks
Fleeceworks pads are incredible, but equally incredible is the company’s ethos of supporting the equestrian community. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Equine Disaster Fund aids horse owners in Colorado
Kate Samuels tells us how we can help the horses and farms that have been affected by the state’s massive floods. (more…)
SpectraVET Classic Performance of the Week
Today we’re featuring the great American show jumper and legendary Trakehner sire Abdullah. (more…)
An Open Letter to Sheikh Mohammed & Princess Haya
I think we can all agree that the Sheikh and his wife, FEI President Princess Haya, are not having the best year ever. Being the caring website that we are, we thought we’d reach out. (more…)
How to Handle the Unexpected
When everything’s going well, it feels like the sun is shining and the birds are singing and all is right with the world. But when things go wrong… Lila Gendal shares some advice on getting past the rough patches. (more…)
On Her Birthday, HN Presents the Best of Leslie Wylie
Today is a very special day, Horse Nation. It’s the day when Leslie Wylie, Horse Nation’s Commander in Chief, came into the world 32 years ago. (more…)
The Idea of Order: We all know what’s happening here
That moment when, despite his innocent expression, you realize that your horse is plotting against you. Take it away, Morgane Schmidt! (more…)
‘We Don’t Have Tack For That,’ Presented by ThinLine
Today we mourn one of the most epic fashion faux pas in equestrian history: balloon-thigh breeches. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Riding waves
Life with horses is a roller coaster ride of highs and lows, crests and crashes. Lila Gendal says it's up to us to not only recognize the waves, but ride them out. (more…)
In My Boots: Where have all the ‘real’ Quarter Horses gone?
Horse Nation’s in-house cowgirl Kristen Kovatch raises some troubling concerns about the future of the American Quarter Horse. (more…)